MILL VALLEY, CALIFORNIA – June 23, 2016 – WTB is proud to announce the release of a new gravity-focused tire, the Convict, which is the most robust tire ever made by WTB. The Convict expands WTB’s line of mountain bike tires to satisfy the needs of gravity enthusiasts. Its tread pattern provides the aggressive knobs and hearty sidewall needed for riders on the most challenging and technical gravity courses. The tall, meaty knobs of the Convict tread pattern are designed to bite into loose, wet and rocky conditions, while the 2.5” width provides the stable platform and massive contact patch…
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Munich, June 29th 2016: Servus Munich! After somewhat disappointing weather in Les Gets (FRA) it’s up to Swatch Prime Line at MASH this weekend to satisfy the fans’ thirst for FMB World Tour slopestyle action. The FMB World Tour’s best athletes such as Nicholi Rogatkin (USA), Brett Rheeder (CAN) and Thomas Genon (BEL) will be competing at the FMB Diamond Event in hope of securing the win in the Bavarian capital. Set on the grounds of the 1972 Olympic Games, 23 slopestyle stars and a few new names such as the only 16-year-old Emil Johansson (SWE) or young German Nico…
Exciting third round of Slovenian international mountain bike enduro series in hard conditions and with a smaller field. Peter Mlinar (Črn trn/Blackthorn) is the winner of third round of SloEnduro series, the Soča Enduro in Bovec, Slovenia. In overall ranking he was followed by two Austrians: Gerd Skant (Giant Stattegg) in second and Manfred Morokutti in third place. In difficult rainy conditions only 44 riders from Austria, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia and Slovenia took off from Bovec square. Pero Mlinar already won two 4Fun series one-day races this year and is leading the SloEnduro feeder series ranking. But this is only…
Slovenian international mountain bike enduro series to visit Mt. Kanin and surroundings for second time, five special stages will be held on Sunday. Four weeks after last race in Cerkno its is time for SloEnduro, the Slovenian international mountain bike enduro series, to move to Bovec, Slovenia, to Soča Enduro event. Soča Enduro was first held two years ago and last year it was held in Bovec for the first time. This year the course will be even more spectacular. Details will be announced on Friday. There will be five special stages with total climbing and descending of approximately 1600…
Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis, Austria, June 21st 2016 – Attention gravity fans! The MTB-Festival Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis is celebrating mountain biking from August 1st to 7th and especially the young riders have a lot to look forward to. One week of MTB madness kicks off with the “Rookie Camp 2016”: an experienced team, built around UCI Masters Downhill World Champion Alice Kühne, will coach the participating youngsters. Everyone, who wasn’t lucky enough to get a spot in the camp, can count on plenty of biking action during the “Kona Rookie Games” from August 4th to 7th. Kids and grownups alike can let off some steam…
LES GETS, FRANCE Friday, June 19 — A month of heavy rainfall ending in a day spotted with sun and pounding rain made for a race to remember on the grassy steeps of the Alps Sunday. French riders Remi THIRION and Morgane CHARRE slipped, slid and managed to keep it rubber-side down just long enough to cross the finish line and secure first place. Remi Thirion: Today it was just the best to stay on the bike… I’ve never seen a condition like this or a track like this. It’s really gnarly, really rutty, really slippery — I’m happy to…
June 18, 2016 Les Gets, France— Continued rain opened a sweet opportunity for the Crankworx Les Gets Slopestyle where the athletes opted in for one epic best trick jam in lieu of a full competition. From an oppo-cashroll to an oppo-Cork 720 to ‘The Twister’, the winning runs saw some of the top athletes in the world throw down before a sincerely grateful crowd of fans who braved a sloppy hillside to see their heroes in action—and the athletes truly showed their appreciation. Brett Rheeder Brett Rheeder: I think it was like a blessing in disguise because someone would have…
Sławomir Łukasik and Petra Bernhard have been crowned the winners of EDC round three in Schladming. They clearly dominated the field of 400 riders from 27 different nations who made their way to the Planai for another exciting weekend full of Downhill action. Sławomir Łukasik Last weekend the third out of six races of the iXS European Dowhill brought us all to Schladming and the first half of the season already came to an end. Schladming officially is regarded the most important sport venue of the Steiermark and is always one of the riders favorite destinations of the downhill season.…
LES GETS, FRANCE Friday, June 17 — The sun shone and Dual Speed & Style hit its stride in Les Gets on Friday as first-time Crankworx athlete Daryl BROWN (GBR) earned one epic opportunity to shake a champagne bottle atop the podium. Churning out 360 tuck-no hander after 360 tuck-no hander—the best trick he could turn with a borrowed front brake blocking all ability to barspin—Brown optimized a new format for the young sport, which pits racing against freestyle tricks, and proved both skills should be equal to take a Dual Speed & Style win. Daryl Brown: I wasn’t even…
ION always strives to make good products even better. Therefore, the brand new K_LITE Zip is based on the regular K_LITE kneepad but has been upgraded with a full-length zipper outsides the legs to get into the pad quicker. For additional comfort when gearing up and to shorten time before finally getting on the bike. The zipper called Quick_E makes for a light, breathable and pedal-friendly kneepad with a very slim outline, easy handling and great comfort. Especially the handling stands out due to the fact that you don‘t need to take off your shoes before putting the pads on…
Les Gets, France, June 15, 2016—The deluge making headlines across France brought new game to the European Whip-Off Championships presented by Spank in its inaugural trip to Les Gets. Starting up a mud-slick hill and heading toward a wooden ramp and gap jump, the riders had their work cut out for them, and the winners rose to the challenge. Casey Brown Casey Brown: That was actually the hardest whip event I’ve attended ever. I’ve never really hit wooden jumps in my life, so it was a new thing for me. I feel it was a good learning experience. I had…
On June 28th – July 3rd 2016, the main cross-country mountain bike event of the year, the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships will be taking place in the Czech Republic, on the renowned track in Nové Město. The Polish bike manufacturer, KROSS will be the official bike partner of this year’s event and will be onsite to support the elite Kross Racing Team, featuring Maja Włoszczowska (POL) and Fabian Giger (SUI). Fans can collect a free Fan Pack from the KROSS stand to support the athletes throughout the race. On Saturday July 2nd from 6:00pm, fans are invited for a…
Raw 100 is a video series designed to highlight the talent and creativity of filmmakers. It’s said that simplicity is the ultimate sophistication, and this series celebrates that. The rules for each video are simple: 100 seconds in length, no slow motion footage, and no music. By having to work within these limitations, filmmakers have to shake up the box and put their creativity on blast. In creating this latest addition to the Raw 100 series produced by Rupert Walker, Brandon Semenuk pointed it south to California from his home in Canada to breathe new life into an old Downhill…
Saalfelden Leogang, June 12th 2016 – Oops, they did it again! There is just no stopping Rachel Atherton or Aaron Gwin! As last year both record breakers fought for every hundredth of a second at the UCI Mountain Bike Downhill World Cup in Leogang and awarded the crowd with yet another race for the history books. Despite the fact that her run was not perfect, Atherton continued her winning streak and took home the world cup win for the tenth time in a row. Her fourth success of the season was the record setter, after having pulled along side with…